Deputies find abandoned meth lab

Published: Saturday, May 21, 2005 at 8:14 a.m.

Last Modified: Saturday, May 21, 2005 at 12:00 a.m.

Davidson County sheriff's deputies are investigating who was operating an abandoned methamphetamine lab found Thursday in Churchland.

Chemicals and equipment used to produce the high-powered stimulant were discovered at 2:30 p.m. in a vacant, dilapidated house off Haden Grove Church Road, Sheriff David Grice said Friday. Narcotics officers do not know when the medium-size lab was last in use, and no arrests have been made.

Grice said officers received permission to search the house from the property owner, who lives in another home on the property, after receiving a tip from another law enforcement agency. The State Bureau of Investigation was called in to process the lab and clean up the scene.

The incident marks the second meth lab discovery by the sheriff's office this year and the 23rd since 2001. Earlier this year, Lexington police shut down a meth lab located on the southern edge of the city.

<p>Davidson County sheriff's deputies are investigating who was operating an abandoned methamphetamine lab found Thursday in Churchland.</p><!-- Nothing to do. The paragraph has already been output --><p>Chemicals and equipment used to produce the high-powered stimulant were discovered at 2:30 p.m. in a vacant, dilapidated house off Haden Grove Church Road, Sheriff David Grice said Friday. Narcotics officers do not know when the medium-size lab was last in use, and no arrests have been made.</p><p>Grice said officers received permission to search the house from the property owner, who lives in another home on the property, after receiving a tip from another law enforcement agency. The State Bureau of Investigation was called in to process the lab and clean up the scene.</p><p>The incident marks the second meth lab discovery by the sheriff's office this year and the 23rd since 2001. Earlier this year, Lexington police shut down a meth lab located on the southern edge of the city.</p>